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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the president accused the republicans of being fiscally irresponsible, but admitted that his own policies have not worked as quickly as hoped. congressional correspondent kwame holman reports. >> we got some business to do today. >> reporter: just eight weeks from election day, the president made his pitch in cleveland today to help the sputtering u.s. economy >> that means making long-term investments in education and clean energy; in basic research, technology, and infrastructure. >> reporter: and he also took a stand against extending the bush era tax cuts for the top 2% of earners, setting up a pre- election fight with repub
bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the president accused the republicans of being fiscally irresponsible, but admitted that his...
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caravalho wouldn't talk to us, but he told us by email that he was trying to help. we showed his memo to general chiarelli. >> were you aware of this memo before yesterday or today? >> no, i wasn't. i've asked my lawyers to look at it, okay, to make sure that we have not made this more restrictive than the army regulation. >> chiarelli says some soldiers with t.b.i.s have received purple hearts. but the pentagon told us they don't know how many and they don't know how many have been denied. >> i appreciate you bringing this to my attention, i will go down range and insure that i talk to them and let them know that they need to be more in line with the regulation. we asked officials at the pentagon what's the purple heart policy in afghanistan now that the fighting and explosions are shifting there. they said, they're revising the policy. meanwhile, the military says they're making progress. they've just opened a center to study traumatic brain injury and they've rolled out a new policy designed to improve diagnosis and treatment. but, for soldiers like michelle dyar
caravalho wouldn't talk to us, but he told us by email that he was trying to help. we showed his memo to general chiarelli. >> were you aware of this memo before yesterday or today? >> no, i wasn't. i've asked my lawyers to look at it, okay, to make sure that we have not made this more restrictive than the army regulation. >> chiarelli says some soldiers with t.b.i.s have received purple hearts. but the pentagon told us they don't know how many and they don't know how many...
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but i think as we see other people using clippers, people will start buying cards and start using them for cash fares . we want to head off this problem before it's a big problem. it's still 3% of the customers. and before it's 30% or 50% or 80%. chairman nolan: thank you. thank you mr. murphy. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> moving on, item nine. public comment, an opportunity for members of public to address the board on matters that are within the jurisdiction of the sfmta but not on today's calendar. two minutes. you have three people who have expressed their interest. jim gillespie followed by roxanne and then herbert. >> thank you, chairman, members. i'm jim gillespie of yellow cab. the reason i come before you today, i want to leave something with you. coming up later this year will be a hearing that the tax division will hold. it's pore public convenience and necessities that determine cab usage here in san francisco to determine if more cabs are needed. peak time cabs as director heinicke has mentioned. my manager of our radio room dispatch office put together an extensive repo
but i think as we see other people using clippers, people will start buying cards and start using them for cash fares . we want to head off this problem before it's a big problem. it's still 3% of the customers. and before it's 30% or 50% or 80%. chairman nolan: thank you. thank you mr. murphy. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> moving on, item nine. public comment, an opportunity for members of public to address the board on matters that are within the jurisdiction of the sfmta but not...
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[applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it will not get us there. [applause] do we return to the same failed policies that iran and our economy into a ditch -- that ran our economy into a ditch, where do we go with a policy that is slowly pulling us out? do we settle for a slow decline or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a thriving middle-class? [applause] that is the america that i see. we may not be there yet, but we know where this country needs to go. we see a future where we invest in american innovation and american ingenuity, where we export more goods so we create more jobs here at home, where we make it easier to start a business or patent and invention. i do not want to see a new solar panels or electric cars or advanced batteries manufactured in europe or in asia. i want to see them made right here in the u.s. a by american workers. [applause] we see an america where every citizen has the skills and training to compete with a worker anywhere in the world. we set a goal to have the
[applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it will not get us there. [applause] do we return to the same failed policies that iran and our economy into a ditch -- that ran our economy into a ditch, where do we go with a policy that is slowly pulling us out? do we settle for a slow decline or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a thriving middle-class? [applause] that is the america that i see. we may not be there yet, but we know where...